carrying

Example Sentences

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It hit a toolshed and did not injure anyone, although it was carrying explosives.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

On Jan. 9 of this year, the U.S. seized the Olina, which then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said had departed Venezuela and was “suspected of carrying embargoed oil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When deputies arrived and found Snyder in the area, Modica said, he was carrying a rifle and explained that he was on his way to the post office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This included a crude tanker headed to China, one to India, one tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas leaving the passage route and another one entering.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Fred was to come in through the shop as he always had, carrying the cards beneath his shirt.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom